State-Of-The-Art Liquid Fertilizer Cart

State-Of-The-Art Liquid Fertilizer Cart FERTILIZER APPLICATION Fertilizer Application (58f) 29-3-40 After looking at the commercial liquid fertilier carts on the market, Mitch Kolanko decided to build his own heavy duty rig. It works so well that he's started building them for others. "It's built strong and simple and is overbuilt in every aspect, yet it looks great," says Kolanko. "Comparing it to the other liquid fertilizer carts on the market is like comparing an old beat-up farm truck to a Corvette or Porsche." The cart is designed to be pulled behind an air seeder and is equipped with a 2,400-gal. tank and a fifth wheel hitch. It precisely meters the required amount of fertilizer and delivers it by hose to a distribution kit (not supplied) on the air seeder. The cart rides on big 28L by 26 rear tires with 21.5 by 16.1 tires on front. It's equipped with a ground-driven John Blue metering pump. A portable Honda gas engine is used to fill the tank. Quick couplers make hookups easy. The frame is built from 8 by 6-in. by 1/4-in. thick wall steel tubing. The rear axle is equipped with 16,000-lb. wheel hubs and the front wheels have 10,000-lb. hubs. "It's practically bullet proof," says Kolanko. "I did a lot of research before I built it. It's well balanced and has a very low profile so there's almost no chance it will tip over. The big tires make it easy to pull and result in very little compaction. Under normal ground conditions it requires a 40 to 50 hp tractor. "To convert the unit for highway transport, all you do is pull one pin to disengage the gear drive from the pump. There's no need to remove chains or mess with greasy tighteners." Sells for $23,500 (U.S.). Kolanko says he also plans to soon offer a 3,000-gal. model, as well as 4,800-gal. and 6,000-gal. twin tank models. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mitch Kolanko, Kolanko's Welding, Box 116, Hubbard, Sask, Canada S0A 1J0 (ph 306 795-2712 or 306 795-3428; email: k.welding

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